Azat Artsakh Tert, Nagorno Karabakh Republic NKR
Dec 15 2007
The lands in the village of Mokhratagh were not cultivated.
By Nvard Soghomonian
The villade of Mokhratagh didn’t do the autumn sowing. There are
145 hectares of private lands there: 80 hectares of them are near the
village, 65 hectares near the town of Martakert.
The head of the village Levon Avanessian explained the reason.
After the privating the lands there was no technologies here and the
lands were being cultivated with graet difficulties. The average
fertility of the year of 2006 was 20-22 centner which is a good
result in such bad climate conditions.
We asked them maybe it’s their fault that the autumn sowing was
failed, the villagers answered that they payed on time. They also
said that they bought the seeds from our Government on time but…
Autumn sowing wasn’t done.
The head of the village said that the climate of the region lets
to do the sowing not later than in autumn because the only hope is
the nature.
Many restructions were done in the village after the war. 23
houses and a medical-room were made by such NGO-s as ARS (Armenian
Relief Society) and others. The villagers were pleased. 4 families of
perished soldiers’, war invalids’ and some other families are
represented to the administration to be assisted.
Before the war there were 280 families, the school had 170
pupils. Now there are only 362 people who live in the village of
Mokhratagh. Nobody leaves the village and nobody comes here. Most of
the young men are not going to marry because life conditions are not
good.
It’s painful that the village’s church which is of
historical-architectural value, is in danger of ruining: a part of
the roof is taken off, a tree grew on the wall and all of these show
that the church is out of attention.
But the smoky walls and the candles show that people come here
and pray. The head of the village said that if they manage to find a
sponsor, the church will be preserved.